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• SaaS mashups shape up

  As SaaS vendors and integrators begin to roll out enterprise mashups, the mashup's seminal role as the disruptive motor at the heart of the on-demand model is becoming clear. by ...

  Tags: Appirio, Salesforce.com Inc., Collaboration, Software-as-a-service, PayPal, Amazon.com Inc., Xactly, Phil Wainewright, Mashup

  Aug 20, 2008 3:38 AM PDT

• Sun release claims Sun Ray shipments nearly double

  Sun just issued a press release claiming that its shipments of Sun Ray "thin client" systems nearly doubled. The most exciting part of the announcement was that the document was ...

  Tags: Dan Kusnetzky, Hardware, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Ray, Sun Ray Unit Shipment, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Thin Clients

  Aug 20, 2008 3:00 AM PDT

• OK, so the meeting wasn't so bad

  Just a quick note on my first administrator's meeting: it wasn't too bad. I had a couple things going for me. We haven't had anyone looking at technology from a ...

  Tags: Christopher Dawson

  Aug 20, 2008 2:25 AM PDT

• Microsoft, Novell bolster Linux partnership

  Microsoft and Novell said Wednesday that the software giant will invest more into the companies' SUSE Linux partnership. As part of the agreement, Microsoft will buy an additional $100 million ...

  Tags: SuSE Linux, Business Structures, UNIX, Novell Inc., Linux, Finance, Operating Systems, Microsoft Corp., Larry Dignan, SuSE

  Aug 20, 2008 2:21 AM PDT

• IT Dojo video: Restore the Address toolbar removed by Windows XP SP3

  Windows upgrades and service packs are great when they actually solve problems or add cool new features. Unfortunately, updates sometimes introduce new problems or whack a feature you find really ...

  Tags: Management, Service Pack, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows XP, Marketing, Strategy, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan

  Aug 20, 2008 1:58 AM PDT

• News to know: IDF; Windows 7 wishes; IE 8; Salesforce.com

  Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Salesforce acquires InStranet; Will take it SaaS and better target call ...

  Tags: Web Services, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Jason O'Grady, Salesforce.com Inc., Marketing, Corporate Communications, Enterprise Software, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer

  Aug 20, 2008 1:54 AM PDT

• The opportunities in search

  Cuil doesn't seem competitive with google -and when you look at other internet search engines they seem pretty pathetic: 1950s ideas dressed up for the internet age. So where are ...

  Tags: Advertisement, Marketing, Paul Murphy, Corporate Communications, Google Inc.

  Aug 20, 2008 12:15 AM PDT

• New Android SDK finally given to developers

  It's been a long time since a new Android SDK has been publicly released to developers -- the last one was made available only to contest winners which made some ...

  Tags: SDK, Garett Rogers, Developer

  Aug 19, 2008 9:56 PM PDT

• Jobs reportedly acknowledges 3rd party app failure to launch issue

  I posted on my experiences with the iPhone 3G and upgraded original iPhone last week and there were quite a few comments posted by readers, with many stating they were ...

  Tags: Personal Technology, Handhelds, Matthew Miller, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows, 3G, Cellular Phones, Operating Systems

  Aug 19, 2008 9:38 PM PDT

• Corporate Innovation . . .

  Late last week I caught part of SDForum's SDForum's first "Corporate Innovation and Research Fair." Here is an edited video of the lunchtime panel: From left to right: Roger Meike, ...

  Tags: Management, Innovation, Dr., Strategy, Leadership, Tom Foremski

  Aug 19, 2008 9:30 PM PDT

• Salesforce acquires InStranet; Will take it SaaS and better target call centers

  Salesforce.com said Wednesday that it will acquire InStranet, which provides knowledge management software for call centers, and integrate its technology with its existing CRM customer service and support offering. Simply ...

  Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Sales, Larry Dignan, InStranet Inc., Software-as-a-service, Sales Force Management, Falcione

  Aug 19, 2008 9:01 PM PDT

• eBooks volume 3: What is the right price for a device that holds 100s of books?

  Over the past couple weeks, I've been conducting polls about ebooks as I think about doing some publishing. The overwhelming response to the polls has been that there is not ...

  Tags: Personal Technology, E-books, Mitch Ratcliffe

  Aug 19, 2008 6:11 PM PDT

• Live from IDF: Entertainment, WiMax and a sense of security.

  When you're talking tech, it never hurts to have a convertible BMW on stage with you. The afternoon keynote speeches at the Intel Developer Forum covered a lot of ground ...

  Tags: WiMAX, Laptop Computer, Hardware, Marketing, Notebooks, Notebooks & Tablets, Productivity, Intel Corp., Wi-Fi, Computer

  Aug 19, 2008 4:06 PM PDT

• Google.org invests in geothermal

  Google.org is investing $10 million in Enhanced Geothermal Systems, a technology that drills miles down into the earth to get that nice, hot granite under the surface, Tom Zeller reports ...

  Tags: Google.org, Geothermal Energy, Richard Koman, Internet, Blogging

  Aug 19, 2008 3:24 PM PDT

• The triple sins that cause IT failure

  Why don't more organizations recognize potential IT project problems before they escalate into full-blown failures? Companies reject good solutions to fix bad projects for three reasons: internal politics, budget, and ...

  Tags: Management, Information Technology, Bruce F. Webster, Team Management, Strategy, Failure, Bruce, Michael Krigsman

  Aug 19, 2008 3:18 PM PDT

• Feds bust P2P-based kiddie porn ring

  From SecurityFocus: Federal law enforcement officials arrested seven men on Tuesday on charges related to child pornography, the latest arrests in an investigation of peer-to-peer networks that has led to ...

  Tags: P2P, Peer To Peer (P2P), Richard Koman, Internet, Child Pornography

  Aug 19, 2008 3:10 PM PDT

• Pleasant 'Dream' for HTC, Google: FCC approves

  The FCC has approved HTC's 'Dream' phone, which will now be the first Android-based handset to hit the market, InfoWeek reports. It will support T-Mobile's 3G network. (Let's see if ...

  Tags: Personal Technology, High Tech Computer Corp., Federal Government, Government, FCC, Consumer Electronics, Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth, Cellular Phones

  Aug 19, 2008 3:05 PM PDT

• Has Intel's Craig Barrett taken over Bill Gates' role as the chief ambassador of IT?

  At the Intel Developer Forum on Tuesday, Intel Chairman Craig Barrett launched the $400,000 Inspire-Empower Challenge for solving world problems with technology. Barrett is increasingly taking a leading role as ...

  Tags: Management, Jason Hiner, Bill Gates, Information Technology, Strategy, Craig Barrett, Leadership, Research & Development, Intel Corp., Business Operations

  Aug 19, 2008 2:58 PM PDT

• MIT students ungagged: Judge vacates gag order

  Great way to end a Tuesday! Federal Judge George O'Toole ungagged the three MIT students who had planned to speak at Defcon on weaknesses in the Boston T's CharlieCard system. ...

  Tags: Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Richard Koman, T, Productivity, Security, MBTA, Student

  Aug 19, 2008 2:54 PM PDT

• Video: Will Facebook apology backfire in a lawsuit?

  ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with Senior Editor Sam Diaz about the class action lawsuit against Facebook over their Beacon advertising program. They discuss the consequences of possible privacy violations, ...

  Tags: Larry Dignan, Lawsuit, Video, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Facebook

  Aug 19, 2008 2:53 PM PDT

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